Series Resources
sermon-based study guide
This guide is designed to guide a group discussion around the weekend sermon. You can also use this as an individual, but we highly recommend finding a friend and inviting them to discuss with you. Menlo Church has Life Groups meeting in-person and online using these guides. We’d love to help you find a group.
What you will find in this guide: A discussion guide for groups and individuals. If you are using this as an individual be sure to engage with each question in a journal or simply in your mind as you prayerfully consider what you heard in the sermon and seek to discover what God is inviting you to know and do.
Study Guide: War
Connect
- How has your understanding of scripture grown during this series?
- What has been challenging looking back at these stories?
Engage
Read Joshua 6
- What do you notice about this story that you may not have noticed when you were younger?
- What is surprising to you in this story?
- What people stand out to you in this chapter? Why?
Apply
- How have you thought about the violence in the bible with your faith?
- What topic or point caused you to think differently in this sermon?
- Which of Phil’s uncomfortable truths did you find most uncomfortable and why? “God uses everything”, “Salvation isn’t fair”, or “Judgment isn’t ours”
- What question do you need to take to God in prayer this week?
Prayer
Spend time sharing in your prayer needs together. Commit to pray for someone during the week and close out your time together in group prayer.
Going Deeper
The Rest of the Story Resources:
Go to this website to see all the resources for this series including a guide for lectio divina. https://menlo.church/the-rest-of-the-story
Menlo Midweek Podcast:
Tune in every Wednesday for a conversation with the previous week’s speaker. It’s a deeper dive into the message and an engaging time to learn, reflect, grow—and have fun.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/menlo-church-sermon-podcast/id129950807